Water heaters flushed in Hazel Park, once a year.

Once a year, the tank drained of the sediment that makes it work harder, on a Hazel Park street the truck's already on. It heats fast and lasts. The price is on the page.

Tank units only. One price covers any tank size.

One-time
$— a visit

A single visit, no plan. Charged after the work.

On a plan
$— a visit

Plan holders. Billed after the visit.

In Loaded, done every spring. On Basic, add it to the plan at $—, spread across the monthly bill, or book it at the plan price.

Own a rental?Between-tenant jobs, same prices as any house.

Most Hazel Park basements, whether under a postwar Cape Cod or a later ranch, hold a replacement water heater rather than the original. Every tank down there collects the same sediment each year, and a flush keeps it from working harder than it needs to.

The basements from Hazel Park's postwar boom hold tanks that work hard through every Michigan winter. On Loaded the flush lands at the spring visit, around the time the city's Spring Clean fills the parks each April.

A hose attached to the drain valve of a gas water heater, draining into a pan. A giant open-mouthed hippo on the course at Mauro's mini golf in Hazel Park, Michigan.

The schedule.

Once a year. On Loaded it is done at the spring visit. Hot water that runs out sooner than it used to, or a first draw that comes out gritty, means it is overdue.

What the visit looks like.

The heater is turned down first, then a hose goes on the drain valve and the tank drains until the water runs clear. It refills and comes back up to temperature, and the heater's age and condition go in the record.

On a plan, this job is done during one of the four visits. The plans, priced for Hazel Park: Home upkeep in Hazel Park.

About water heater flush, the full page: Water heater flush.

Rather do it yourself? The guide: Flushing your water heater: the yearly hour that buys the tank years.

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